22nd April

…eat something like this? What animal eats this? Phillyrea angustifolia Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ looking great. Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Bonfire’ is new to our catalogue. Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Bonfire’ Epimedium…

13th April

…‘Raspberry Splash’ AND also Pulmonaria ‘Opal’. Pulmonaria ‘Opal’ Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ out very early and ahead of all the other Geums. Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ 2021 – CHW Nursery visits today…

21st July

…know, said that they have had a terrible spring and early summer with turnover well down. Escallonia ‘Pink Elle’ a good thing. Escallonia ‘Pink Elle’ Lonicera ‘Dropmore Scarlet’ and Lonicera…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…original Chaenomeles x superba ‘Rowallane’ is a vivid scarlet or is it orange/ red? A chance seedling originally found at Rowallane. We saw the Hypericum ‘Rowallane’ nearby but it was…

13th March 1897 – 2020

…the absence of most of the flower bud. Lutescens and the scarlet hybrids are good. 1921 – JCW A great lot of Rhodo’s open, Sutchuenense at their best, Mrs Butler…

26th February 1897 – 2020

…open. 1918 – JCW Rhodo’s coming on well, all the early scarlet hybrids, Barbatum, Fargesii, Lutescens, Calophytum, Sutchuenense, Arboreums etc. 1916 – JCW Frost and snow smashed in most of…

22nd February 1897 – 2020

…of Wilson is just over, Prunus clementinae not quite open. Scarlet Thomsonii hybrids good, two or three Sutchuenense hybrids are flowering, Rhodo lutescens and the early species of Sutchuenense are…

12th February 1897 – 2020

Scarlet Rhodo’s show colour, one Barbatum is nice in the wood. 1910 – JCW Some cyc hybrids, no cyclamineus open, no Campanelli in the drive, very late R praecox very…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…and common open or just opening, also minor open. 1898 – JCW The first Tenby opening, many H Irving, several Caerhays show colour and open. No new scarlet Incomps above…

29th January 1897 – 2020

…beautiful scarlet Rhodo’s are open including R barbatum which only shows colour. Hamamelis mollis is really the best thing open. 1906 – JCW Send eight or ten seedling daffs to…

27th January 1897 – 2020

…ciliatum, arboreum, lutescens, dahuricum, argenteum, scarlet hybrid (arbo x Thomsonii), barbatum are all opening, various daffs, Camellia Lady Clare, Clematis armandii, snowdrops and Coums nice. 1911 – JCW R praecox…

23rd January 1897 – 2020

…Caerhays daff open in the Orchard, many crimson scarlet hybrids show colour, R irroratum is opening. R scabrifolium, lutescens, baileyi, two forms of dahuricum – moupinense, several Caucasicums, a bit…

13th August

…Cyrtanthus elatus, the Scarborough Lily, greets us at The Cottage in Yorkshire. Another tender South African lily of some note with scarlet flowers. Cyrtanthus elatus The field has not been…

31st January

…Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ 2021 – CHW Steve has spotted Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcosypha austriaca), a disc fungus found on dead wood, in Burncoose Garden. This is an attractive fungus which is…

23rd December

…remains, some roses also. C coum ⅕ out. Erica hybrida ⅓ open. A piece or two of Erica codonodes. A bud or two of Rundles scarlet. A quite remarkable lot…

7th December

…of flowers if we had sun. Odd flowers of Rho lutescens and intricatum open.1908 – JCW Coums starting, roses nice very, small scarlet border geranium as good as it ever…

22nd October

…1943 – CW Double white Camellia below Engine House out – also some Cornish Scarlet and a lot of Yellow Hammer – Sasanqua in full flower on wall. Mag delavayi…

13th July

…arvensis Angallis arvensis, scarlet pimpernel, in great big clumps. Angallis arvensis Angallis arvensis Papaver rhoeas, corn or common poppy, which is in decline in Cornwall and usually found (before sprays)…

1st July

…plant has intense scarlet then almost black autumn colour. Rather better than described in Hillier’s who say autumn colour only in the most suitable growing conditions. Cornwall is hardly noted…

22nd May

…Cornus ‘Venus’ in the Burncoose Show Tunnel is too far out to come to Chelsea this year. Same goes for Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’. Cornus ‘Venus’ Pterocarya insignis is doing well….